Quiet revolution

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Determined to set the wheels in motion for an uprising to drastically change consumer perception of the industry, Otto Thoresen tells Lucy Quinton his plan of action

Softly spoken Scotsman, Otto Thoresen, is a man to look out for. If not for his engaging smile and accent then for his newly penned review, dubbed The Thoresen Review – out at the end of this year and set to revolutionise the way the financial services sector is perceived by consumers for generations to come. Like so many of his contemporaries, Thoresen confesses to falling into the industry by accident as he had initially planned to do something with his mathematics qualification. Early on in his career, Thoresen found that he possessed two invaluable skills – communication and interpr...

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